We work really hard with Hunter on manners and being polite, respecting others and kindness. So we are constantly encouraging nice words, ect.

For the most part he's pretty nice, thankfully. We tell Hunter that's it's not ok to be rude. I've explained that he really needs to think about his words before he says them, because words can hurt.

But he does have his moments (mostly on the car ride home from day care). One day I was so annoyed that I told him if he couldn't say anything nice than I didn't want to hear him talk. He didn't know what to do with that (his facial expression was hilarious!).....he actually stopped and was quiet for the rest of the car ride home (about 20 minutes!). When we got home he said "mama, I'll try again and use nice words. I'm sorry." Melted my heart!

Fun times these days!

Janet

We work really hard with Hunter on manners and being polite, respecting others and kindness. So we are constantly encouraging nice words, ect.

For the most part he's pretty nice, thankfully. We tell Hunter that's it's not ok to be rude. I've explained that he really needs to think about his words before he says them, because words can hurt.

But he does have his moments (mostly on the car ride home from day care). One day I was so annoyed that I told him if he couldn't say anything nice than I didn't want to hear him talk. He didn't know what to do with that (his facial expression was hilarious!).....he actually stopped and was quiet for the rest of the car ride home (about 20 minutes!). When we got home he said "mama, I'll try again and use nice words. I'm sorry." Melted my heart!

Oh mouthy is an understatement. LOL. Hailey is a little worse because she is so sweet when she talks back to me. Ex. Me: Hailey can you please pick up your books? Hailey" NO! I don't want to mommy because I love you!!" She always throws in I love you's in to the mix. time outs don't work with her she just makes friends with the wall. Spanking don't work either she either gets more mouthy or she laughs!! fun times!!

Oh mouthy is an understatement. LOL. Hailey is a little worse because she is so sweet when she talks back to me. Ex. Me: Hailey can you please pick up your books? Hailey" NO! I don't want to mommy because I love you!!" She always throws in I love you's in to the mix. time outs don't work with her she just makes friends with the wall. Spanking don't work either she either gets more mouthy or she laughs!! fun times!!

Yep, I believe we are entering the terrible 3's!!! We do instant timeouts and spankings if it's really bad. I believe the next year is going to be a real challenge as they are exploring their newfound independence.

Dear Lord, please keep us sane!!! =)

Yep, I believe we are entering the terrible 3's!!! We do instant timeouts and spankings if it's really bad. I believe the next year is going to be a real challenge as they are exploring their newfound independence.

"Mouthy" is an understatement for our little man, Bryce, as well. It's screaming "noooooooooooooooooo!" & running away. If we try to correct the issue (which we still haven't given up on yet... I'm determined to be more stubborn than he is!), he hits, screams, cries, etc. *sigh* I just figure that if I continue using my manners & being the one to run the house (not him), then he'll fall in line eventually. He's got two older, very polite & mostly well-mannered sisters/parents to follow. Consistency is key according to all my "elders", so that's what I'm sticking with.

"Mouthy" is an understatement for our little man, Bryce, as well. It's screaming "noooooooooooooooooo!" & running away. If we try to correct the issue (which we still haven't given up on yet... I'm determined to be more stubborn than he is!), he hits, screams, cries, etc. *sigh* I just figure that if I continue using my manners & being the one to run the house (not him), then he'll fall in line eventually. He's got two older, very polite & mostly well-mannered sisters/parents to follow. Consistency is key according to all my "elders", so that's what I'm sticking with.

At least I know she's not bratty, but normal now. It's still frustrating. I've been consistent....consistently putting her in time out and I even spanked her once for climbing the dresser - she was in the second upper drawer butt naked!- she screamed in my face "NO HITTTTA MY BUTT!!"- made me feel like a jerk, but also made me realize she knows the rules about hitting.

At least I know she's not bratty, but normal now. It's still frustrating. I've been consistent....consistently putting her in time out and I even spanked her once for climbing the dresser - she was in the second upper drawer butt naked!- she screamed in my face "NO HITTTTA MY BUTT!!"- made me feel like a jerk, but also made me realize she knows the rules about hitting.

I think Mia invented the term mouthy!! She's aweful... I feel bad saying that, but she is. It so took me by surprise b/c Cole (my 4 year old) has never been that way, he's always so polite and they have been raised essentially the same and Mia is mouthy about everything. She's even sassy to strangers! We do timeouts but like someone else said she just makes friends with the wall or in our case the kitchen cabinets so I'm not sure its effective for her. I don't have much advice. I just try to stay consistent with correcting and always encouraging nice talking and trying to be a good example myself! Hopefully this is just a phase that will pass. Good luck!

I think Mia invented the term mouthy!! She's aweful... I feel bad saying that, but she is. It so took me by surprise b/c Cole (my 4 year old) has never been that way, he's always so polite and they have been raised essentially the same and Mia is mouthy about everything. She's even sassy to strangers! We do timeouts but like someone else said she just makes friends with the wall or in our case the kitchen cabinets so I'm not sure its effective for her. I don't have much advice. I just try to stay consistent with correcting and always encouraging nice talking and trying to be a good example myself! Hopefully this is just a phase that will pass. Good luck!

Rachel is the oldest, and so she didn't learn it from any siblings either, I think it's something some of them come up with on their own! I was a real sassy kid, so my mother calls it "pay back"...lolTime outs don't always work for us either, she talks to her imaginary friends or just doesn't care. Spanking is something we tried to avoid, not because we're against is, but because we were looking into having foster children and you aren't allowed to spank, and I do not want to treat any of the kids differently. Also, for Rachel, she'd laugh at me or just scream at me instead.

Oh yeah, and she tells strangers they smell! It's embarrassing!

Rachel is the oldest, and so she didn't learn it from any siblings either, I think it's something some of them come up with on their own! I was a real sassy kid, so my mother calls it "pay back"...lolTime outs don't always work for us either, she talks to her imaginary friends or just doesn't care. Spanking is something we tried to avoid, not because we're against is, but because we were looking into having foster children and you aren't allowed to spank, and I do not want to treat any of the kids differently. Also, for Rachel, she'd laugh at me or just scream at me instead.

Hey there! I'm just posting to let you know that all us June Mama's have started a group on Facebook. Someone asked about you today, so we thought we'd find out (1) if you are already in the group and we didn't realize it, or (2) would you like to join the group?

If you are on FB and friends with anyone from June 2008, they can add you to the group. Or find me on FB: www.facebook.com/tbumgarner, and I can add you if you want. It been really fun catching up with everyone!

Hey there! I'm just posting to let you know that all us June Mama's have started a group on Facebook. Someone asked about you today, so we thought we'd find out (1) if you are already in the group and we didn't realize it, or (2) would you like to join the group?

If you are on FB and friends with anyone from June 2008, they can add you to the group. Or find me on FB: www.facebook.com/tbumgarner, and I can add you if you want. It been really fun catching up with everyone!

My daughter has her moments. We try to stay consistent and pick our battles. We do timeouts and ignore some of the negative behavior that can be ignored and she typically stops when she realizes she is not going to get attention for it. A funny thing I started doing is putting a toy in timeout if she is throwing it, etc. For some reason that got her attention and she stopped immediately.

I've also used a variation of "1-2-3 Magic." Basically she knows when I start counting once I reach 3 she no longer gets a choice, and I will pick her up and remove her from the situation.

Hang in there!

Carla

My daughter has her moments. We try to stay consistent and pick our battles. We do timeouts and ignore some of the negative behavior that can be ignored and she typically stops when she realizes she is not going to get attention for it. A funny thing I started doing is putting a toy in timeout if she is throwing it, etc. For some reason that got her attention and she stopped immediately.

I've also used a variation of "1-2-3 Magic." Basically she knows when I start counting once I reach 3 she no longer gets a choice, and I will pick her up and remove her from the situation.

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